Season of Feasting: St. Barbara Christmas Cake

December 4, 2022.Reading time 18 minutes.

It never ceases to amaze that if you scratch the surface of any holiday dish you’ll find a goddess history thousands of years old. Take this German Lemon Loaf Cake baked by my Oma for as long as I can remember. Its intensely lemony glaze soaks into the cake and yields a delightful crunch to […]

The Goddess Feasts: The Magic of Gratitude, Pleasure and Plenty

April 17, 2022.Reading time 13 minutes.

This post is a sneak peek into Gather’s Patreon Cookbook which explores the “culinary goddess” found throughout history, folklore and myth. By this, I mean the “Lady of Life” who likely inspired cuisine itself. Whether she was called Isis, Inanna, Ishtar, Asherah, Astarte, Artemis or Cybele – to name but a few – the first […]

To Long Life & Good Health: A Honey Herbal Wine to Toast the Coming of Spring

March 21, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

If you’re looking to lift a toast for the Spring Equinox, I’ve got the perfect libation! We’re going to infuse aromatic healing herbs into honeyed wine, and offer a toast to Anna Perenna the Roman Goddess of long life, renewal and good health. Her annual festival and feast were held in March when her powers […]

Diana’s Apple Pear Cake w/Queen Anne Lace: Fit for a Goddess!

August 13, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

As Goddess of the Wild and Queen of the Woodlands, Diana holds a special place in my forager’s heart. And so for her birthday, I wanted to make a special cake (as per ancient tradition) to give thanks to “She Who Provides.” And I think this moist luscious cake, made from foraged apples and pears […]